"Michael Gerson, longtime NewsHour commentator, dies at 58" PBS NewsHour 11/17/2022
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SUMMARY: Longtime Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson died Thursday morning at 58. Gerson was a NewsHour commentator who regularly filled in for our Friday political analysis segment. We take a look at his lifelong career in public service.
"Remembering Bob Dole: Veteran, GOP presidential nominee, Kansas senator" PBS NewsHour 12/5/2021
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SUMMARY: Robert “Bob” Dole, who led the Republican party in the Senate for decades and was its presidential candidate, died on Sunday at 98. A veteran who was injured in World War II, and a politician for more than 50 years, he had been suffering from lung cancer. Known for his bipartisan abilities, he helped pass the Americans With Disabilities Act in 1990. Barbara Perry, Director of Presidential Studies at the Miller Center at the University of Virginia, joins.
"Remembering Virgil Abloh and how his path-blazing career influenced the fashion industry" PBS NewsHour 11/29/2021
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SUMMARY: The fashion world is mourning the loss of one of its most influential and contemporary Black designers, Virgil Abloh. The artistic director for Louis Vuitton menswear, Abloh died yesterday at the age of 41 after battling a rare type of cancer. Stephanie Sy has more on his legacy.
"Remembering ‘warrior statesman’ Colin Powell" PBS NewsHour 11/5/2021
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SUMMARY: Friday at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., family, friends and colleagues of the late Secretary of State Colin Powell gathered to memorialize him. Presidents Biden, Obama and Bush, and another Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, were among the guests. His loved ones reflected on who he was as a statesman, friend and father.
WATCH LIVE: Colin Powell's funeral at the Washington National Cathedral (3:27:04)
"Honoring 5 extraordinary Americans who lost their lives to COVID-19" PBS NewsHour 6/11/2021
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SUMMARY: Each week, PBS NewsHour pauses to remember five Americans lost to the COVID-19 pandemic, and shares memories and highlights from their lives.
"An emergency room physician weighs in on CDC’s relaxed masking, distancing guidelines" PBS NewsHour 5/17/2021
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SUMMARY: Ever since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eased mask recommendations substantially for fully vaccinated adults, there's been a wide range of reaction — including some outright confusion, anxiety and criticism — over how this will play out. William Brangham reports on those concerns and brings some perspective from emergency room physician Dr. Megan Ranney.
"How the pandemic disrupted the lives of American students" PBS NewsHour 5/17/2021
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SUMMARY: It's been an incredibly difficult school year for millions of educators and students in America. Some had to put their education on hold and their health at risk. “Disrupted: How COVID-19 Changed Education” [video link] is a special from Student Reporting Labs — our youth journalism program for teens. Student reporter Yeonseo Seok from Westview High School in San Diego, California, previews the special.
"‘Vaccine passports’ may be critical for equity, but polarization could undermine efforts" PBS NewsHour 5/17/2021
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SUMMARY: Despite good progress on vaccinations in the U.S., the Biden administration and most officials are weary of requiring "vaccine passports" to prove inoculation. William Brangham discusses the related concerns with Dr. Georges Benjamin the executive director of the American Public Health Association, and Lawrence Gostin a professor of global health law at Georgetown University Law Center.
"4 ways the US can help stem COVID deaths globally" PBS NewsHour 5/21/2021
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SUMMARY: While the pandemic's toll is easing in the U.S., COVID-19 still has a deadly grip on many other countries. The estimated global death toll remains around 13,000 people a day, and the World Health Organization's new estimates are far higher. William Brangham discusses them with Dr. Monica Gandhi an infectious diseases and global medicine specialist at the University of California, San Francisco.
"In memory of 5 wonderful people lost to COVID-19 in the US" PBS NewsHour 5/17/2021
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SUMMARY: Each week, PBS NewsHour pauses to remember five Americans lost to the COVID-19 pandemic, and shares memories and highlights from their lives.
"Remembering the legend of dance, ballet star Jacques d’Amboise" PBS NewsHour 5/4/2021
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SUMMARY: We take a moment to look back at the career of dancer Jacques d’Amboise, who died Sunday at age 86 in his Manhattan home following complications from a stroke. His work with the New York City Ballet, on film and in public schools, brought dance to new heights.
"India’s COVID-19 crisis is far from over, and vaccines alone won’t help. Here’s why" PBS NewsHour 5/3/2021
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SUMMARY: The COVID-19 crisis in India shows little sign of slowing down. As death tolls and infections skyrocket, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership is under increasing political pressure and scrutiny. The country is short on vaccines, and other life-saving supplies like oxygen and antiviral drugs. William Brangham speaks to Indian reporter Barkha Dutt about what she's seeing on the ground.
"Dr. Vivek Murthy on new US inoculation strategy and distributing vaccines abroad" PBS NewsHour 5/4/2021
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SUMMARY: U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, a key member of the president's team combating COVID-19, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss President Joe Biden's aims to vaccinate 70 percent of all U.S. adults with at least one dose by July 4, and how a focus on rural communities will help achieve that goal, and how the U.S. plans to distribute vaccines abroad.
"Waiving vaccine patent rights may be the ‘only way’ to end the pandemic" PBS NewsHour 5/5/2021
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SUMMARY: President Biden announced that the U.S. will support waiving patent rights for the COVID vaccines — a major move that follows a call domestically, and internationally, for America to provide much quicker and greater assistance to the rest of the world. William Brangham looks at the potential impact of this decision and the reaction to it with Madhavi Sunder of the Georgetown University Law Center.
"The government wants to pay for every COVID funeral. Experts worry the process is flawed" PBS NewsHour 5/5/2021
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SUMMARY: In the past few weeks, a new and large form of COVID-19 relief has opened in the U.S., with the federal government offering to pay for all or most of every funeral of those lost to the disease. Lisa Desjardins reports on the unprecedented scale of help, how the rollout has fared so far, and the questions it raises about the cost of grief in America.
"Waiving the vaccine patent may come down to giving pharmaceutical companies incentives" PBS NewsHour 5/6/2021
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SUMMARY: President Joe Biden has given the initial nod for the U.S. to waive patent rights on COVID vaccines to boost international production. But there are real questions over how effective these moves would be, what other countries feel about it, and when this would translate into action. William Brangham discusses the matter with Rachel Silverman, a policy fellow at the Center for Global Development.
"Honoring 5 American lives lost to COVID-19" PBS NewsHour 5/7/2021
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SUMMARY: Each week, the PBS NewsHour pauses to remember five Americans lost to the COVID-19 pandemic, and shares memories and highlights from their lives.
"Serbia’s winning fight against COVID-19 raises questions about ‘vaccine diplomacy'" PBS NewsHour 5/8/2021
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SUMMARY: Serbia has had considerable success in its COVID-19 vaccination campaign, with the third-highest rate in Europe; supply is mostly from China and Russia. While Serbia's efforts have received high praise, experts are warning about unprecedented, growing Chinese influence in the country and the wider region through so-called 'vaccine diplomacy.' Jorgen Samson and Aleksandar Papajic report from Serbia.
"Looking back at the lives of 5 wonderful people lost to COVID-19" PBS NewsHour 4/23/2021
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SUMMARY: Every Friday, we take a moment to remember five people lost to COVID-19. Here are their stories.
"From figurehead to partner: How Walter Mondale transformed the office of Vice President" PBS NewsHour 4/20/2021
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SUMMARY: Former Vice President Walter Mondale passed away Monday night at his home in Minneapolis. He was a lifelong public servant who transformed the role of Vice President, and championed civil rights under Jimmy Carter before losing his own run for the presidency to Ronald Reagan. William Brangham has this look at Mondale's life and legacy.
"Al Gore on how Walter Mondale made the Vice President’s role a ‘substantive partnership’" PBS NewsHour 4/20/2021
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SUMMARY: Former Vice President Walter Mondale passed away Monday night at the age of 93. He was a lifelong public servant who transformed the role of Vice President, and championed civil rights under President Jimmy Carter. For more on the way he changed the role of Vice President and his political legacy, we are joined by another former Vice President Al Gore.
"Prince Philip is laid to rest after small funeral amid COVID-19 restrictions" PBS NewsHour 4/17/2021
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SUMMARY: Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and husband of Queen Elizabeth II, who died last week at 99, was laid to rest at St. George’s Chapel on Saturday. The funeral, which was an intimate affair due to COVID-19 restrictions in the UK, was attended by only 30 members of the royal family, including the Queen, who sat alone. Special Correspondent Ryan Chilcote joins for more.
"Remembering the heroic army medic who was in the first wave at Omaha Beach" PBS NewsHour 4/12/2021
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SUMMARY: Sergeant Ray Lambert, the army medic in the first wave that assaulted Omaha Beach on D-Day, died this past Friday night, at age 100. Two years ago on the 75th anniversary of D-Day, he spoke with our Malcolm Brabant beside the concrete block where he saved many lives that fateful day.
"Remembering 5 amazing lives lost to COVID-19" PBS NewsHour 3/19/2021
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SUMMARY: More than 530,000 American lives have been lost to COVID-19 as the pandemic continues to affect the country. As we do every Friday, we shine the spotlight on five amazing lives that were lost to COVID-19.
"Remembering 5 extraordinary Americans who lost their lives to COVID-19" PBS NewsHour 3/12/2021
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SUMMARY: We are now into the second year of this global pandemic and since it began more than 530,000 Americans have died from COVID-19. As we do every week, we take a moment to share the lives of five extraordinary people lost to this virus.
"Longtime journalist Roger Mudd dies at 93" PBS NewsHour 3/9/2021
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SUMMARY: Longtime political correspondent and anchor Roger Mudd died Tuesday at the age of 93. He spent much of his career at CBS, before joining NBC News and then MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour. We take a moment to remember his life and decades-long career.
"Remembering 5 remarkable people who lost their lives to COVID-19" PBS NewsHour 2/19/2021
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SUMMARY: As the death toll from the pandemic nears 500,000 in the United States, we take a moment to remember and pay tribute to five remarkable people who have lost their lives to COVID-19.
"A look back at actor Christopher Plummer’s most iconic roles" PBS NewsHour 2/5/2021
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SUMMARY: Award-winning actor Christopher Plummer died Friday at his home in Connecticut at the age of 91. During his nearly 70-year career he became known for a wide variety of roles that won him an Oscar, two Emmys and a pair of Tony Awards. Jeffrey Brown looks back at some of Plummer's most iconic roles.
"Reopening schools during the pandemic is proving to be a complex assignment" PBS NewsHour 2/2/2021
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SUMMARY: As the pandemic drags on, the toll taken on students and teachers, while trying to protect them from infection, has become one of the outbreak's most vexing and intractable challenges. Becky Pringle, president of the National Education Association, the nation's largest teachers union, joins Stephanie Sy to discuss.
"What impact is ‘the COVID slide’ having on students?" PBS NewsHour 2/3/2021
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SUMMARY: The questions around when to re-open more schools for in-person classes remains front and center for millions of Americans. Data show about 42 percent of all students between kindergarten and high school are in virtual-only schooling right now. Christopher Morphew, dean of the School of Education at Johns Hopkins University, joins Stephanie Sy to discuss.
"In Virginia, a disconnect between supply and demand for vaccine rollout" PBS NewsHour 2/4/2021
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SUMMARY: States received a badly needed boost in shipments of the COVID-19 vaccine from the federal government this week, but the supply still is not meeting the demand. One state, Virginia, has had problems with its vaccine rollout since early on. Amna Nawaz takes a closer look at the progress it has made and the daunting challenges ahead.
"As the pandemic rages on, finding ways to mourn and remember" PBS NewsHour 2/4/2021
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SUMMARY: Even as the pandemic rages on and deaths mount, communities, individuals and the federal government are finding ways to honor and keep loved ones close to their hearts. Jeffrey Brown reports for our arts and culture series, "CANVAS."
"Who is bearing the brunt of the pandemic’s economic pain?" PBS NewsHour 2/5/2021
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SUMMARY: President Biden's nearly $2 trillion stimulus package on Friday cleared a procedural hurdle in the Senate, as a tepid jobs report confirmed the economy is still sputtering from the pandemic. Raphael Bostic, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss who has been most impacted and the federal government's response in reaching those in need.
"Paying homage to 5 remarkable people who lost their lives to COVID-19" PBS NewsHour 2/5/2021
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SUMMARY: After a week reaching yet another tragic milestone in the COVID-19 death toll, we remember five remarkable individuals in the United States who have lost their lives to the pandemic.
"Are vaccines reaching communities in need? We don’t have enough data" PBS NewsHour 2/6/2021
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SUMMARY: The Pentagon committed to sending around 1,000 active duty troops to help vaccinate people across the nation after the White House promised to open community vaccination centers, increasing availability to those in need. Dr. Julie Morita, Executive Vice President of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, a NewsHour funder, joins to discuss the challenge of equal distribution of the COVID-19 vaccines.
"Honoring 5 Americans who have fallen victim to COVID-19" PBS NewsHour 1/29/2021
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SUMMARY: As the U.S. continues to grapple with new strains of the coronavirus, we take a moment to share the stories of five extraordinary individuals who have fallen victim to COVID-19 in this country.
"A look back at the life of iconic actress Cicely Tyson" PBS NewsHour 1/29/2021
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SUMMARY: Cicely Tyson, a towering and transformative actress, died Thursday at age 96. From her Harlem roots, she went on to appear in more than 100 film, television and stage roles. Jeffery Brown takes a look back at her life.
